The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-01-20
The Maine Legislature.

AUGUSTA, Jan. II. The following bills and reso
lutions were introduced: Act providing for week
~ payment OF wages; act regulating the employ
ment of children; act to amend the charter Of tic
Camden and Rockland Water Co: act to create !;
state Board of Education and provide for uni
formlty in text books; act to create State Board
of Labor statistics; petition for law raising the
age of girls consent to their own ruin to Is; Mar
rage Benefit Association. In the Senate an act tc
abolish Imprisonment for debt. in the House Mr.
Wakefield offered resolutions condemning the
Dunn free ship bill pending in Congress and sup
ported them in an able speech. They passed
unanimously.
Jan. IL. Petitions were presented as follows
In favor of Maine Historical Society; for charter
of Bucksport Water Co.; for fish and game legis
Iation for an act to Incorporate the south Cove
Water Co., Mt Desert. The Committee on Labor
was directed to inquire into the cNpediency OF
some legislation preventing the State entering into
competition through its convict labor with its citi
zen mechanics and manufacturers and the Com
mittee on Fisheries and Game instructed to in
quire and report to the expectancy of amending
the law relating to the close time on fish far az
to abolish the close time for taking of black bass
from any. waters which have been stocked witt
them for five years.
Jan. II. Introduced in the Senate: Petition fay
Orng the establishment of deaf mute ASYLUM
petition for legislation for the adequate punish
ment of crime against women and girls. Intro
duced in the House: Petition for additional leg
islation for the suppression Of the liquor traffic
act amending the charter of the Camden ana
ROckland Water Co.: remonstrance against same
petition for change in lobster laws; act favOrine
more permanent employment of teachers; several
petitions against convict labor conflicting with in
dustrial interests of the State. Adjourned till
Monday.
Tuesday, Jan. Is. The Legislature reassembIed
at 4.30 p. m. In the Senate it ordered to amend
the telegraph laws so as to secure more prompt
transmission and delivery of dispatches; petition
Of Bradley Post, G. A. r. for pension for the wiz,
Ow of Lyman .. Hill, was received. Hill was the
game warden of Washington County, who was kill
ed by Graves last fall. The following petitions
were introduced in the House In favor Of sheer
husbandry; Petition by Maine Benefit Association
to amend its charter; Petition Cor the extension of
the Waldo and Somerset Railroad; Act to enable
voting by proxy at public elections Act to charter
Belfast Free Library Additional petition of Maine
Northern Railroad; Order by Mr.. Newbert that leg.
isation lie enacted to enable the people to vote to
change the date of the GubernatOrial election from
the second Monday Of September to the first Tues
day in November. The Committee on Commerce
reported unfavorably bill to enable licensed YES
sells to fish within river and harbOr limits The
Committee on Judiciary returned, with report ought
to pass, bill to amend the charter of the Camden
and Rockland Water Co.
Jas. Is, Introduced In the House bill 10 amend the
charter Of the Belfast water company. The vote
for U. 8. Senator was as follows: Housc-Eugene
Hale, ia; w: II. Clifford, rs; Neal Dow, l; Absent
10. Senate-Hale, q; Clifford, 3: Absent, I.